AMD Radeon R9 M385 vs NVIDIA GeForce 940A

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M385 and NVIDIA GeForce 940A videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M385

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • 3.1x more texture fill rate: 56 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
  • 2.1x better floating-point performance: 1,792 gflops vs 863.2 gflops
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 244 vs 214
  • Around 86% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2061 vs 1107
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 May 2015 vs 13 March 2015
Texture fill rate 56 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops vs 863.2 gflops
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 244 vs 214
PassMark - G3D Mark 2061 vs 1107

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 940A

  • Around 14% higher core clock speed: 1029 MHz vs 900 MHz
  • Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1124 MHz vs 1100 MHz
  • Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 2002 MHz vs 1500 MHz
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3615 vs 3002
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3615 vs 3002
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3361 vs 3322
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3361 vs 3322
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1029 MHz vs 900 MHz
Boost clock speed 1124 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz vs 1500 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3615 vs 3002
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3615 vs 3002
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3361 vs 3322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3361 vs 3322

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M385
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 940A

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3002
3615
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3002
3615
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3322
3361
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3322
3361
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
244
214
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2061
1107
Name AMD Radeon R9 M385 NVIDIA GeForce 940A
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3002 3615
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3002 3615
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3322 3361
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3322 3361
PassMark - G2D Mark 244 214
PassMark - G3D Mark 2061 1107

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R9 M385 NVIDIA GeForce 940A

Essentials

Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell
Code name Strato GM108
Design AMD Radeon R9 300 Series
Launch date 5 May 2015 13 March 2015
Place in performance rating 729 730
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz 1124 MHz
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1029 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops 863.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 56 GTexel / s 17.98 GTexel / s
Transistor count 2,080 million
Pipelines 384
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
Eyefinity

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed
OpenGL 4.4 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB / s 16.02 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 2002 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
DirectCompute 5.0
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
TrueAudio
ZeroCore